Toy.



No. 858,221. PATENTED JUNE 25, 1907.

W. F. SGHOENHUT.

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APPLIOAIIOH FILED AUG-30.1906.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, 1907.

Application filed August 80,1906. Serial No. 332,676.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. SoHoEN- HUT, a subject of the German Emperor, and a resident of Kensington, Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Toy, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved toy in the form of human or animal figures having movable body parts, to allow a child to conveniently and readily change the position of the body parts relative to each other, witha view to give different appearances to the figures to suit the mood of the child.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, which will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims' A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement in the form of a horse; Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the same on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a sectional side elevation of the improvement in the form of a tiger, parts being shown in section.

The body A of the animal shown in Figs. 1 and 2 has the front edge A of the shoulder segmental or rounded off, as plainly indi cated in the figures mentioned, and on the said edge A fits the correspondingly shaped edge B of the neck B of the animal, provided at its terminal with a segmental edge B on which fits the correspondingly shaped edge C of the head O of the animal. Now, the several parts, that is, the body A, the neck B and the head C are connected with each other and held in place by an elastic D, under tension and preferably in the form of an elastic cord secured at one end D to. the body A by the use of a nail E, and fastened at its other end D by the use of a nail E to the head C. A portion of the elastic D extends through a slot A formed in the shoulder portion of the body A, and this portion of the elastic D is readily arranged relative to the edge B, so that when the neck B is swung on the edge A it is evident that the elastic D firmly holds the neck B in position on the body A, no matter what position the neck assumes relative to the bodyA. The elastic D aft er extending through the solid portion of the neck B passes into a recess B formed on the upper end of the neck B and radial relative to the edge B, so that the head 0 can be swung on the neck B, to assume any desired poition relative to the same. Now, by having the elastic cord arranged in the manner described, the head C is firmly held in position on the neck B in whatever position the head is moved, and the neck B is held by the same elastic in position relative to the body A, no matter into what position the neck is moved. Thus by the arrangement described the child can readily swing the neck B up or down 011 the body A, and likewise the head C, so as to give decidedly different appearances to. the animal.

The fore legs F and F of the animal are fitted with their upper and shoulder portions against the flat sides of the body A, and the said upper ends of the fore legs F and F are connected with each other by an elastic H extending transversely through the body A and under tension, to securely hold the upper portions of the legs F and F against the sides of the body A. As indicated in Fig. 3 the ends of the elastic H are secured by nails E or the like to the legs F and F. Now, by the arrangement described, the elastic H not only holds the legs firmly in position on the body but also forms a fulcrum for the, legs to swing on, so as to give different positions to the fore legs whenever it is desired to do so. The hind legs G and G are connected with each other and to the body A by an elastic H, the same as the fore legs F and F are connected .by the elastic H, so that further description of the same is not deemed necessary. The tail I of the animal has its beginning end I rounded off and fittin in a socket A in the body A, and the said an 1 is held to the socket A by an elastic 1 attached by a nail E or the like to the body, the elastic being under tension, so as to allow swinging of the tail I into a desired position and to hold the tail in this adjustable position.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 4, the head J and the neck J are in a single piece and connected by an elastic D with the body A, the elastic being fastened at one end by a nail E to the body A, and at its other end by the nail E to the head J. The neck J is mounted to swing on the segmental edge A of the body A, and the said body A is rovided with recesses A for the passage 0 the radial portions of the elastic D to cause the elastic D to swing radially with the head and neck J, J and to securely hold the head and neck in adjusted position. The legs F are held in position on the body A by an elastic H the same as above described in reference to the legs F, F and G, G.

In practice, I prefer to make the animals or like figures in the form of block figures, that is, of flat pieces of wood, but I do not limit myself to this particular form, as the same may be varied without deviating from the spirit of my invention. I also do not limit myself to the forms shown and described, as it is evident that the same may be varied and other parts of the figure may be made in sections and jointed by elastics under tension, as above explained.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A toy of the class described, comprising a body having a segmental front shoulder, a head having its neck fitting the front shoulder, and an elastic cord under tension and attached to the said body and the said head to hold the same together, and to allow swinging the head and neck 011 the said body, the sides of the neck and body being flush with each other, and legs pivoted to the sides of the body whereby to permit of the head swinging therebetween.

2. A toy of the class described comprising a body having a segmental front shoulder, a head having its neck fitting the front shoulder, and an elastic cord under tension attached to said body and said head to hold the same together and to permit of swinging the head and neck on said body, the said head being mounted to swing on the said neck and held to the latter by the cord, the said body having a vertical slit to permit the movement of the cord, and legs joined to the sides of the body and spaced apart from each other whereby to permit the movement of the neck therebetween.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM F. SCHOENHUT.

Witnesses HANs WENIGER, ALEX VVALTER. 

